The oddest, most absurd and comical gifts Christie has received as governor

Forget about the State Police detail, access to the governor's mansion and that now-famous beach house. No need to mention the state helicopter, or that they close down tunnel crossings into New York City when he crosses the river.

To be sure, Gov. Chris Christie's job comes with lots of perks.

But what about the gifts?

Since he took office, Christie has been the recipient of more than 1,000 gifts, according to records kept by his office (tallied before the great state shutdown of 2017).

They include books and DVDs, T-shirts, tie clips and decorations. And they come from far and wide: government officials, politicians, authors, friends, foes, as well as average folks from New Jersey and beyond.

It is a catalogue of things that are very nice (Tiffany vases) offer free advice (diet books) and have a small price (burlap bags). Some are comical. Others are head-scratching.

Here are some of the oddest gifts people have given the governor.

A March 7, 2012 photo shows a plate of O

Oreos (after Trump ordered him not to eat them)

President Donald Trump criticized Nabisco, the makers of Oreos, during his campaign over the company's decision to move jobs to Mexico.

Trump declared he doesn't touch Oreos any longer and when the president came to New Jersey to host a fundraiser for Christie, Trump delivered this line to the governor: "You're not eating Oreos anymore, are you?"

Trump delivered the quip in May. Two months later, someone sent Christie a package of Oreos.

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How about a thumb? As in thumbs-up

There was no contact information attached to the white-ceramic thumbs up paperweight the governor received in July 2012.

But it was logged into state records a day after Christie made national news over his fiery exchange with an unidentified critic on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Yeah, the one with the governor holding an ice cream cone telling the man: ""You’re a real big shot shooting your mouth off."

Maybe the sender was a making a statement about the governor's response to the heckler?

Pope Francis in New York

His very own pope poster

A priest gifted the governor a "large pope poster" in 2012.

Christie, a Roman Catholic, scored a seat to hear Pope Francis address a joint meeting of Congress last year. Like every member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur received one guest ticket to the joint meeting. He gave it to Christie. The speech was part of the pope's six-day swing through Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.